Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney disease and left renal cell carcinoma, as well as his increased rating claim for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, were denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as bladder cancer and renal failure, which were not service-connected. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that any service-connected disability caused or contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, renal cell carcinoma, and colon polyps were denied. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to service-connected conditions and denied all issues. The appellant is not eligible for VA pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. Other claims were not addressed due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's cause of death was renal cell carcinoma, which the VA found not to be service-connected. The Board determined that there was no direct or secondary service connection for his death.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The case has been remanded due to the need to address whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a January 2002 rating decision that failed to consider TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including benign tumors of the colon, migraines, hearing loss, tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy, psychiatric disorders, and vascular diseases. The appeal was reopened on new evidence.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or contributed to substantially or materially by any service-connected disability. The Board finds that the cause of death, septic shock due to toxic megacolon and C-DIF, did not result from a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's death was caused by a heart condition, which is listed as a presumptive disability for former POWs. The appellant filed her claim more than one year after the effective date of the liberalizing law allowing for this presumption, so she is not entitled to an earlier effective date.

The Board found that the cause of the Veteran's death was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran served in Vietnam and whether his death was related to service-connected conditions or other factors. The claim will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a physical examination report and verifying claimed stressors. The issues of increased rating for renal insufficiency with hypertension and service connection for PTSD are also pending.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right and left knee disabilities, each rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5257. The Veteran's kidney stones are currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if there is a medical connection between the Veteran's death from metastatic renal cell carcinoma and his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service, including exposure to biological experiments.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and renal insufficiency were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to take further action on the merits of this case.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the eligibility criteria for VA nonservice-connected death pension benefits or DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.